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Catherine Hayes at the Victoria Theatre, Sydney 1854

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Theatre

European theatre in Sydney began before the first Fleet made landfall, with a convict play on board the Scarborough. While theatre was always popular, a commercial theatre scene did not emerge until the 1830s, and theatrical fortunes rose and fell with the city's prosperity.

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Royal Victoria Theatre

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Theatre on the western side of Pitt Street between King and Market streets opened by Joseph Wyatt in 1838. It was not rebuilt after its destruction by fire in 1880.

Hayes, Catherine

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Irish-born singer who became an international star, and toured Australia in 1854 and 1855, when Sydney was seized by 'Hayesmania'.